winking
US
UK winking n: (rapid blinking of one eye)
SC 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn
People use winking to signal to someone they are joking.
winking adj: figurative (light: intermittent, twinkling)
SC 闪，闪烁 shǎn shuò
TC 閃，閃爍
TC 閃，閃爍
SC 明明灭灭
A winking light on the dashboard tell you that the car is low on fuel.
wink vi: (blink one eye)
SC 使眼色 shǐ yǎn sè
SC 眨眼 shǐ yǎn sè ，zhǎ yǎn
SC 霎眼 shǐ yǎn sè ，shà yǎn
The man winked to show he was joking.
男子眨眨眼表示他在开玩笑。
wink at [sb] vi + prep: (blink one eye at)
SC 对某人眨眼示意
SC 向某人使眼色 xiàng mǒu rén shǐ yǎn sè
When the handsome young man smiled and winked at her, Lucy began to blush.
那位年轻帅哥微笑着向露茜眨了眨眼，露茜脸红了。
wink n: (eye movement)
SC 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn
SC 霎眼 zhǎ yǎn，shà yǎn
Jane's wink told Robert she knew what he was up to.
简眨眼向罗伯特示意她知道他在干什么。
wink n: figurative, informal (small amount of sleep) (比喻)
SC 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn
SC 片刻小寐，小盹
"Did you sleep last night?" - "Not a wink." I didn't get a wink of sleep last night, because of the noisy party next door.
“你昨晚睡着了吗？” - “连眼都没眨一下。” 昨晚隔壁的聚会太吵了，我连眼都没能眨一下。
wink vi: (light: flash) (光)
SC 闪烁 shǎn shuò
TC 閃爍
TC 閃爍
The lights of distant cars winked in the darkness.
远处的车灯在黑暗中闪烁。
wink at [sth] vtr phrasal insep: informal, figurative (tolerate, ignore)
SC 假装没看见 jiǎ zhuāng méi kàn jiàn
SC 默许 jiǎ zhuāng méi kàn jiàn ，mò xǔ
The boss tends to wink at people going home early on a Friday, as long as they've finished all their work.
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